Man Dies After Hitting Officer’s Cruiser

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Mason
Police District - A 40-year-old man died at around 12:30 a.m. Thursday,
February 28 after driving eastbound in the westbound lanes of Little
River Turnpike for several miles and striking a Fairfax County Police
cruiser head-on.

The
officer, 28, from the Mason Police District, was en route to assist
fellow officers after hearing radio traffic about the speeding vehicle in
the wrong lanes. He suffered numerous injuries in the crash, was trapped
in his vehicle and had to be cut out of the car before he could be
transported for medical attention. He was taken by ambulance to a local
hospital where he is in stable condition.

The
situation began when officers responded to a domestic call in the 4800
block of Tapestry Drive. An officer approached a man in front of a home;
briefly spoke with him, and then the man left. The officer saw the man
speed down Roberts Road and make a right turn into oncoming traffic on
Little River Turnpike. The suspect continued to drive into oncoming
traffic and barely missed striking several vehicles. The officer remained
in the eastbound lanes where he radioed information to fellow officers.
The crash occurred in the westbound lanes of Little River Turnpike on the
I-495 overpass. The deceased was identified as Cicero I. Limberea, of no
fixed address, and was pronounced dead on the scene.

The
crash is under investigation by the Crash Reconstruction Unit.

Anyone
with information is asked to call Crime Solvers by phone at
1-866-411-TIPS/8477, e-mail at www.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org
or text “TIP187” plus your message to CRIMES/274637 or call Fairfax
County Police at 703-691-2131.

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